On ‘Songs of the Southern Skies’ Katie Noonan teams with master classical guitarist Karin Schaupp to pay tribute to Australia and New Zealand’s best classical, folk, jazz and pop with songs from The Finn Brothers, Icehouse, Nick Cave and Bic Runga.

Sarah McKenzie is a name to watch. At age 24, Sarah has already completed a Bachelor Of Jazz, won the Jack Bendat Scholarship, the Hawaiian Award for Most Outstanding Jazz Graduate and the Perth Jazz Societies award for the Most Outstanding Group of 2008.

A little bit blues, a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll. Whatever you want to call it, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks have gone from good to great, as anyone who has seen them recently will testify.